Beyond Bulls & Bears

European QE: Has It Been Worth the Effort?
Fixed Income

European QE: Has It Been Worth the Effort?

Despite unprecedented accommodative monetary policy, including near-record-low interest rates and a massive asset-buying program, the eurozone’s ...

Global Economic Perspective: April
Emerging Markets

Global Economic Perspective: April

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE Federal Reserve Grapples with Mixed US Data Global Economy Facing ...

Global Economic Perspective: March
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: March

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE: United States Prepares for Interest-Rate Hikes But Much of the World Is ...

Global Economic Perspective: February
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: February

Perspective From the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® Christopher Molumphy Michael Materasso Roger Bayston Michael Hasenstab John Beck ...

Global Economic Perspective: January
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: January

Christopher Molumphy Michael Materasso Roger Bayston Michael Hasenstab John Beck Data Have Continued to Point to a Solid US Economy After a much ...

Global Economic Perspective: December
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: December

Christopher Molumphy Michael Materasso Roger Bayston Michael Hasenstab John Beck Federal Reserve Points Cautiously toward Rate Rise With 321,000 ...

Global Economic Perspective: November
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: November

Christopher Molumphy Michael Materasso Roger Bayston Michael Hasenstab John Beck Conditions Appear to be Coming Together for Fed Rate Rise Steady ...

Global Economic Perspective: October
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: October

Perspectives From the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® Christopher Molumphy Michael Materasso Roger Bayston Michael Hasenstab John Beck ...

Reading Fed Tea Leaves
Fixed Income

Reading Fed Tea Leaves

Monetary policy is of keen interest to fixed income investors, and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has been known to be particularly obtuse when it ...

Global Economic Perspective: September
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: September

Perspectives From the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® Christopher Molumphy Michael Materasso Roger Bayston Michael Hasenstab John Beck US ...

Global Economic Perspective: August
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: August

Perspectives from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® Christopher Molumphy Michael Materasso Roger Bayston Michael Hasenstab John Beck US ...

A Strengthening Case for European Bonds
Fixed Income

A Strengthening Case for European Bonds

The pace of the eurozone’s economic recovery has been so slow that many people are now asking whether quantitative easing (QE) is inevitable to ...